Martin Moodie reports on duty free stores that have abandoned the “stack ‘em high, sell ‘em cheap” mentality and become innovative, enticing and packed full of whisky delights to tempt the traveller
The giant posters adorning Sydney airport are as loud and brash as the meatiest Aussie shiraz. “Guilt Free Duty Free” blares out the copy line underneath images of Rayban-wearing nuns carrying ghetto blasters, Sony Walkmans and Chanel No 5. All that’s missing is a bottle or two of Lagavulin poking o...
Travel retail
from Issue 18 published on 16/9/2001
Eighty-five bottles of Scotch are sold every minute in duty-free shops around the world. Martin Moodie looks at where the best ranges can be found, and where it's worth missing your fight for a special bottling.
Early on a Wednesday morning and malt whisky sales are already doing a roaring trade in one west London liquor store. But this isn’t any corner shop trying to defy local licensing laws. The venue is London Heathrow airport’s Terminal One where a specialist store called Whiskies of the World has beco...
Travel retail
from Issue 3 published on 13/5/1999
